National Geographic Feb 1925 CAIRO TO CAPE TOWN JOURNEY

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National Geographic Vol. XLVII, No. 2 The above photo/scan is of the actual item you will receive! Please read the item condition below for more information. Item Description NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC FEBRUARY 1925(Beginning the first article, I think this would be an awesome trip my car even today.I recently heard about someone that did it by bicycle but what a journey!)In this Historical Issue: Cairo to Cape Town, Overland Amid the Snows and Swamps of Tropical Africa by Felix ShayAn Adventurous journey of 135 days, Made by an American man and his wife through the length of the African continentExperts said the trip was impossible5,000 Miles to the Cape as the Crow FliesPassing through the Suez CanalThe Start From CairoA Night's Ride by Sleeper From Cairo to LuxorGigantic statue of de LessepsIn The Valley of the KingsMap of Africa showing their routeAir view of one of the Nile BarragesSugar Cane Market near Hasan Mosque, CairoHalf the Desert Arabs seem to have sore eyesA Koran Class on the steps of Muayyad Mosque, CairoA Nubian Woman selling Fruit in CairoGiant Mosque of Cairo as seen from the CitadelBuying Equipment at Kharum for a Long TrampPyramids seen from the AirPyramid of CheopsA Harness Maker's Shop in EgyptOstrich Farm at Cairo800 Languages and Dialects spoken by African BlacksKing Tutankhamen's TombPassing through the Sudd Region, home of PapyrusA Good Wife in the Congo sells for 10 Garden HoesNew Jersey scenery in Central AfricaFreight Barges of the Nile at LuxorMen of the Safari descended from CannibalsAswan DamBeneath "Chinese" Gordon's Statue at KhartumThe SudanSudan Natives with a Trace of Arab bloodMrs Shay and 2 Sudanese carrying CudgelsAuthor poses with a 16 yr old girl of the SudanUganda Native carrying MilkNative women delighted with gifts of matchesStately daughter of the Swahili TribeAfrican ElephantsPorters carrying Confiscated Elephant tusks in UgandaHaycock Huts in UgandaPorter's First MirrorA Dancer "Yips" when she is pleased with herselfUgandan ForestMt Stanley of the Ruwenzori RangeThe Eternal Snows of the Ruwenzori, astride the Equator in AfricaA Wakamba Family at home in Kenya ColonyWrestling match between Uganda PortersAfrican LionsRipon Falls: The goal of more than 2,000 years searchGold Mine in the Rand, South AfricaThe Chasm and Livingstone Island of Victoria Falls from Danger PointThe Boiling Pot below Victoria FallsMusicians of Central AfricaUganda Road through a Papyrus SwampRocky Canyon in Oudtshoorn, East of Cape TownAn Oasis of Forest in the South African VeldtA Witch Doctor of the Shangani Tribe in Southern RhodesiaMiserable Hours on an Upper Nile BoatGang Girls of Northern Uganda3 Drummers of Western UgandaA Hippo Hunt on Lake Albert5 Days of Tennis and Sociability in UgandaNative Huts built on Floating Islands in Lake KiogaFathers Take Revenge on Elephant that drank Babies' MilkA Village of the Gang Tribe Northern UgandaAmong the Guruguru Hills Northern UgandaTomb of King Mutesa whom the explorer Stanley found on the Throne of Buganda (Uganda) in 1875W the Nile BeginsInterior of the Tomb of King MutesaWork without noise is impossible in AfricaA Drummer Boy of UgandaIn Nairobi, Largest Town of Central AfricaKavirondo Tribe of Lake VictoriaAssembled for a Wakamba Dance Kenya ColonyA Pinnacle raised by Ants in Kenya Colonya Masai Lion KillerWakamba Native making fire with 2 sticksFeminine Dashions among the Masai womenMrs Shay's Method of fording a Crocodile Infested Strea,a Kenyan Colony Coffee PlantationDrying Sisal in Kenya ColonyA Lake of Crystalized Soda 16 miles long and 4 miles wide: Kenya ColonyA Narrow Gauge Track Across the Soda LakeDandies of the Kikuy... read more

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